"Should be allowed to leave the game without penalty": Marvel Rivals player criticizes hero locks, internet reacts

Players of Marvel Rivals may find it frustrating when a team composition doesn't feel viable. The game prioritizes freedom by allowing players to choose whichever hero they prefer as long as the character is available. However, this may result in a team having a problematic composition, such as five Duelists or six Strategists.

A similar problem sprung up for Redditor u/TheSamFrost, who shared their feelings on the forum, stating that they should have the choice to leave a match mid-way without penalties if the team comp is unfavorable due to player choices:

"If people are allowed to instalock 5 DPS because of "freedom of the player", then I should be allowed to leave the game without penalty for it."

If people are allowed to instalock 5 DPS because of "freedom of the player", then I should be allowed to leave the game without penalty for it. byu/TheSamFrost inmarvelrivals

Using a team filled with only Duelists can be difficult since this class has extremely low HP. Without healers, the team would suffer great damage constantly.

Marvel Rivals is designed in a way that all classes must contribute to a team composition. Therefore, many players will likely empathize with u/TheSamFrost.

Agreeing with them, u/Detective_Alaska said penalties for leaving a Quick Play mode match are unfair:

"Penalty for leaving quick play is the dumbest s**t ever, especially when my game softlocks at 99% while loading half the time, and all I can do is ALT F4 (which counts as leaving, of course, so I get penalized)"

Being penalized for leaving a match is a rather standard practice for most modern competitive titles. However, players sometimes leave due to unfavorable circumstances, such as a team composition destined to lose.

According to u/Zbearbear, adding a role queue could help Marvel Rivals balance all team compositions.

Comment byu/TheSamFrost from discussion inmarvelrivals

Meanwhile, u/El_Rocky_Raccoon sympathized with NetEase Games. According to them, the penalty is reasonable for Ranked Play in Marvel Rivals but doesn't make sense in unranked game modes like Quick Play.

"I agree. I understand the philosophy of the devs, but it doesn't work in practice. This penalty shouldn't exist for Quickplay, but it's fair for Ranked."

u/blobfish_bandit sympathized with u/TheSamFrost, noting that players should learn various roles for the whole team to benefit in ranked play.

Comment byu/TheSamFrost from discussion inmarvelrivals

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Are all roles important in Marvel Rivals?

Black Widow uses a powerful sniper in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

All roles in Marvel Rivals are vital to winning any match. The game has three different classes that play distinctive roles.

Vanguards, such as Magneto and Venom, boast a high HP. They help shield lower-HP heroes from attacks and are responsible for breaching the opponents' lines of defense.

Strategists are primarily healers who help the team by restoring their health, dealing chip damage, and providing support.

Finally, Duelists are only meant to deal damage and break enemy defenses. These characters have low HP, but their offensive prowess is often unmatched.

Fulfilling all these roles is crucial to winning a match, and having too many characters from one of the classes can prove detrimental to a team.